Hungarian-American business relations entering a new stage by strengthening the ties

Amhuncham.org gives an account of the business meeting of the Budapest Business Club held in the General Consulate of Hungary in New York on 12 April. In the framework of the event, László Krisán, Vice President for the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), and American people in business, some of whom are members of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York (AmHunCham NY), met to talk over business-related questions concerning America and Hungary. During the business meeting, new stages of the Hungarian-American relations have also been discussed strengthening the ties between the two countries.

The Budapest Business Club

It is the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York that operates the Budapest Business Club and regularly organises American-Hungarian business meetings. The most recent meeting was organised on 12 April where, besides American businesspeople with Hungarian relations, Hungarian experts travelling to New York for the occasion also participated.

During the conference, László Krisán, Vice President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Tamás Barát, President of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York, delivered a speech to the audience who could also get to know the latest members of the AmHunCham NY in the framework of the event.

Judit Czakó Economic Attaché at the Consulate General of Hungary was the host of the meeting, who invited Dr Ferenc Kumin, Consul General of Hungary in New York, to welcome the experts. Among the audience, American businesspeople from New York, Florida and New Jersey were present while Hungarian experts from Budapest and Miskolc also travelled to the event.

At the meeting, Dr Ferenc Kumin expressed his gratitude for the participation of American and Hungarian businesspeople and emphasised the importance of reaching a new stage in the relations between the two countries. He expressed his aim in the following way during the conference:

“My main objective is to improve the commercial relations present between the two countries.”

Opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises

László Krisán, Vice President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, informed the participants about the opportunities present for small and medium-sized businesses and highlighted the Széchenyi Card Programme, introduced in 2002, which works well in Hungary helping smaller enterprises.

Furthermore, he also added that the KAVOSZ Zrt that is operating the Széchenyi Card Programme and that makes the development of the SME sector and the promotion of investments and improvements possible was established by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Helping business investments

Tamás Barát, President of the AmHunCham NY, familiarised the audience with the activities of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York and also made an important announcement on 12 April:

“This is an important day in the life of the AmHunCham NY since it is for three years now that the founders of the chamber have received the permission of the American State Department to operate.”